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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY QONGERN:

13e it known that I, JO'IN STOFER, of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Toilet Looking-Glasses; and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full and complete description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of Figure' 1 is a front view of the'apparatus when folded np.

Figure 2 is a side view of iig. 1. i

Figure 3 is a view of the apparatus extended.

Like letters refer to like part-sin the different views.

This apparatus consists of along narrow bracket, A, iig. 1, to the lower end of which is attached the arm B by a loop and staple, C. Immediately below the attachment is a pillow or rest, D, pivoted to the bracket at the pointx, by means of which it can be turned to the right or left, as and for a. purposehereafter shown. E is a looking-glass, and is suspendedl to the arm B by a yoke, B', and swivel F, by means of which the glass can be swung around to any position that may be required.,

The practical manner of using this apparatus is as fellows: lt is hung by any convenient means to and in front of the glass of the toilet-table, so that the arm B may project out from the face of the glass,- as shown in iig. 3, in which the red dotted line 'G represents the glass, 4to the top of which the apparatus is hung. The arm is prevented from falling below a horizontal Vline by the pillow D, upon which the inner end is seen to rest. To this arm is hung the glass with its face toward that'oi` the toilet. The glass on being thus adjusted, and of the proper height, persons on placing themselves between the two glasses. will be enabled to see the back part of their heads or persons, and thereby be enabled to arrange and adjust the hair and dress without the necessity -of' holding a. hand-mirror behind them for thatpurpose, or requiring the assistance of another to aid them in so doing. The glass can be easily adjusted, so as to adapt it to any required height or position of the person using it. Y Should it be required to be brought near the toilet-glass, it is done by sliding it down upon the arm, in the yoke of which it is suspended, and can be turned in any direction toward the person by means of the swivel-hook by which itis attached to the yoke. Should it be required to use it at the left or right side of the person it can bek so adjusted by turning the pillow in either direction, as the case may be, and thus bring the arm to the-desired position. It can be raised or lowered with equal facility, so as to adjust it to the height of the person, simply vby shifting the armon thev notches I -cut in the upper side of the rest, and thus bring the glass to the required height, as indicated by the dotted line a in iig. 2. By the' use of this apparatus much trouble and inconvenience are saved to those using it, as it relieves them from the necessity of holding a handglass in one hand while arranging their hair or dress with the other, hence giving the use of two hands for this purpose, and thus facilitating the act of dressing, which can be better accomplished and with less labor.

When not in use the arm may be turned up against the bracket, as shown in iig. `1, and then secured by a hook, J. In this position it can be taken from the glassand laid aside for further use, or allowedto remain, as it offers little or no obstruction to the use of the toilet-glass.

lVhat I claim as my invention, and desire'to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The pivoted rest D,'hinged arm B, bracket A, and glass E, combined and arranged in the manner substantially. as set forth.

JOHN STOFER.

Witnesses t W. H. BURRIDGE, E. E. WAITE. 

